practice test 3

1. The cost of repairing the water damage to the museum after the storm ……..to be more than one million dollars.

• expects

• is expecting

• expected

• is expected

2. Atlantis Software Company………..its clients complete satisfaction with all its products.

• requests

• admits

• agrees

• guarantees

3. The sales representative from Correct Copies, Ltd., returned Mr. Yoshida’s call while he was ……….

• through

• along

• out

• aside

4. Once the berries are harvested, green Fields Farms Washes and packages the fruit for ………to retail stores.

• distribute

• distributed

• distribution

• distributional

5. Although measures have been introduced to discourage the use of mobile telephones inside the opera house, ………effectiveness remains limited.

• they

• their

• them

• theirs

6. When their first tests failed, the engineers at OKM Corporation agreed it was ……..to try using different materials.

• time

• end

• moment

• turn

7. Topics at the business communication workshop …….defending an argument, synthesizing information, and writing precisely and concisely.

• include

• includes

• including

• inclusion

8. ……. most job seekers are looking for a permanent job, a temporary position may serve as a bridge to full-time employment.

• How

• While

• That

• So

9. Dr. Marsha Herbert’s illustrations were clear enough to make her presentation ……. understandable.

• easily

• easier

• easy

• ease

10. The apartments on the lower floors cost less because they are more exposed ………dust and the noise of traffic.

• to

• without

• from

• against